Acceptance Sucks But It Sets Us Free
The last week or so I’ve noticed buzzing anxious energy in my stomach and back of my heart. Restless sleeps have me waking up with nausea in the back of my throat.
I notice things feel “off” and my mind starts to get curious, what’s going on in my internal and external world. What are these emotions trying to teach me? What’s here for me to pay attention to?
Is it the news headlines? Is it the pending change that’s coming in my travels? Is it something in the cosmos as I know from my friend
there is big energy in the sky right now.Sometimes clear answers don’t come to me, but what I do know are that the physical sensations and emotions are present. The more I try to deny or ignore them, they grow.
In these moments where I feel helpless, I am reminded of one of the most powerful mindfulness practices we can do in any given moment. I can practice acceptance.
I can practice being with the moment, just as it is. I can resist the urge to fight with reality. I can remember that just right now, things are like this.
Life teaches us that nothing stays the same for very long. So instead of responding from a habitual place of tightening and gearing up to fight for my needs, I embrace receiving this moment just as it is. Allowing the anxious feelings to be here. Allowing the not knowing t be OK.
A visual and mantra that supports me is saying to myself: “flow like water.” I visualize the emotions, thoughts and physical sensations flowing through me—knowing that it is all temporary. I don’t have to hold it. I don’t have to make a bigger story-line. They are here, helping me feel the spectrum of the human experience.
This Week’s Practice:
Share your noticings with me in the comments or send me a DM.
What thoughts, emotions and physical sensations are present for you in this moment?
What shifts when you practice accepting them just as they are?
Where in your life are you not accepting reality? What’s the impact?
I love this! Acceptance is medicine 💝